About Barbara Venkataraman: Barbara is an attorney and author of the award-winning Jamie Quinn Cozy Mystery series, as well as Teatime with Mrs. Grammar Person, Quirky Essays for Quirky People, and A Year of Shorts: Flash Fiction. Her books have won numerous awards including Indie Book of the Day, First Place in the 2016 Chanticleer Murder & Mayhem Mystery Writing Competition, Gold Medal in the Readers’ Favorite Contest for Memoir, and Two-time Finalist in the Kindle Book Awards. She also … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Barbara Venkataraman
FEATURED BOOK: Double Chocolate Deception by MK Scott
Bakers by day, sleuths by night, Della and her mother Mabel, are pulled into a tightly woven web of deception when scammers descend upon their tightknit community and prey on unsuspecting citizens. To unmask these brazen identity thieves, Della and Mabel must comb through clues that lead to nowhere, underhanded tactics, and sleight-of-hand trickery to find the scammers before they fleece everyone in town. Will they find the culprits before they cause any more damage? Find out in Double … [Read more...] about FEATURED BOOK: Double Chocolate Deception by MK Scott
Frayed Ends by Sally J. Ling
Frayed Ends by Sally J. Ling Leaving her hectic job as a news producer in Washington, D.C., was never part of Randi Brooks’ plan, but when she learns of her parents’ tragic deaths, she has no choice but to rush home to Boca Raton, Florida. When she finds out their deaths weren’t accidental, things take a turn toward the dangerous. Toss in a fire and theft at the family-owned fabric store and upholstery shop and an unscrupulous real estate developer willing to do whatever it takes to get her … [Read more...] about Frayed Ends by Sally J. Ling
Miss Riddell and the Heiress by P.C. James
Miss Riddell and the Heiress by P.C. James A lost fortune. A desperate hunt for answers. Can a persistent investigator unearth the truth and save a life? Sydney, Australia, 1977. Miss Riddell just survived a mind-numbing audit. So when she’s approached by an Australian woman seeking to prove she’s entitled to inherit an affluent English estate, the amateur sleuth is tickled by the chance to crack an easy case. But when she heads to England and discovers the aristocratic claim has no … [Read more...] about Miss Riddell and the Heiress by P.C. James
In The Beginning, There Was a Murder by P.C. James
In The Beginning, There Was a Murder by P.C. James A secret liaison. A violent murder. Can one woman solve the crime without joining the body count? Northern England, 1953. Pauline Riddell has grand ambitions for her future at the armament factory. So, when her closest workmate reveals a salacious affair with a married man, Pauline refuses to risk her career by listening to the scandal. But she’s shaken to her core when the police arrive with news of her best friend’s homicide. Desperate … [Read more...] about In The Beginning, There Was a Murder by P.C. James
A Murder for Christmas by P.C. James
A Murder for Christmas by P.C. James A Murder for Christmas is the third in the popular Miss Riddell Cozy Mysteries series. Miss Riddell has returned to her parents' home to nurse her sick mother. It's Christmas 1962, northern England, and the worst winter for decades. If that isn't bad enough, there's a crime spree in the village, a forged will that will bring ruin to the neighborhood, and her first love, a roguish cousin, has just been murdered. Can Miss Riddell solve the mysterious … [Read more...] about A Murder for Christmas by P.C. James
Featured PermaFree eBook: Sign Off by Patricia McLinn
About the Book Divorce a husband, lose a career … grapple with a murder. TV journalist Elizabeth “E.M.” Danniher will tell you she committed two sins — she didn’t stay young, and she made an enemy of a powerful news executive — her ex. She used to break national news. Now her top story as the “Helping Out!” reporter at dinky KWMT-TV in Sherman, Wyoming is getting a defective toaster repaired. Tough, funny and determined, Elizabeth wrestles with isolation, keeping a professional edge, and an … [Read more...] about Featured PermaFree eBook: Sign Off by Patricia McLinn
Featured PermaFree eBook: Death on the Diversion by Patricia McLinn
About the Book Final resting place? Deck chair Sheila Mackey has a secret. To the world, she’s author of a blockbuster book. Her wily great-aunt, the actual author, orchestrated this mutually beneficial masquerade. Now the aunt’s retiring and Sheila must draft Act Two of her own life. This cruise is supposed to be the perfect time to do that. Crossing the Atlantic on the Diversion, Sheila finds a dead body on deck. She realizes she knows a whole lot more about the interactions of the victim … [Read more...] about Featured PermaFree eBook: Death on the Diversion by Patricia McLinn
In The Beginning, There Was a Murder by P.C. James
In The Beginning, There Was a Murder by P.C. James When her best friend is murdered, Pauline Riddell finds she must take the law into her own hands if she is to see justice done. It's northern England, 1953, rationing is still in place and the Cold War is heating up. Her fiancé is out in Korea, where thankfully that war is winding down, and she's just setting out in adult life working at a local armament factory. She’s hard-up, everyone is, but Pauline can see better times ahead, a home, a … [Read more...] about In The Beginning, There Was a Murder by P.C. James
In The Beginning, There Was a Murder: An Amateur Female Sleuth Historical Cozy Mystery by P.C. James
In The Beginning, There Was a Murder: An Amateur Female Sleuth Historical Cozy Mystery by P.C. James When her best friend is murdered, Pauline Riddell finds she must take the law into her own hands if she is to see justice done. It's northern England, 1953, rationing is still in place and the Cold War is heating up. Her fiancé is out in Korea, where thankfully that war is winding down, and she's just setting out in adult life working at a local armament factory. She’s hard-up, everyone is, … [Read more...] about In The Beginning, There Was a Murder: An Amateur Female Sleuth Historical Cozy Mystery by P.C. James
Requiem for a Rescue Dog Queen by MK Scott
Requiem for a Rescue Dog Queen by MK Scott Pre-school teacher turned private eye Nala Bonne, and her opinionated dog, Max, have a nose for evil doings in Circle City. They’ve recently gone to the dogs, make that rescue dogs. Not everyone in Indianapolis has a soft spot for a homeless pup. Someone has it out for the dogs and the people who love them. A midnight call jolts Nala and Max into action as they rush to the aid of a local rescue dog queen, but it may already be too late. … [Read more...] about Requiem for a Rescue Dog Queen by MK Scott
Gemini Rising (Mischievous Malamute Series, Book 1) by Harley Christensen
Gemini Rising (Mischievous Malamute Series, Book 1) by Harley Christensen There's a body in your alley... Arianna Jackson—AJ to her friends—and her occasionally well-behaved Alaskan Malamute, Nicoh, live a normal, uneventful, admittedly mundane existence, where nothing out of the ordinary ever happens.Until it does.Early one morning, AJ stumbles upon a horrifying scene—a girl's body lies broken in the dumpster behind her home, her face beaten and mutilated. A secret reveals you're living a … [Read more...] about Gemini Rising (Mischievous Malamute Series, Book 1) by Harley Christensen
